AN ABANDONED car destroyed by fire has prompted a police appeal.

Officers discovered the wreck today in woodlands near the West Oxfordshire village of Middle Barton north of Woodstock.

There is no suggestion anyone was hurt in the fire but the hulk will be expensive to remove.

West Oxfordshire police tweeted this afternoon asking for anyone with information to call non-emergency number 101.

Middle Barton is a small, quiet village located about halfway between Bicester and Chipping Norton.